Roger, Graeme, Rene, Ashley, Ian, et al. - the international box is here in northern Michigan. Received the box two days ago- Wonderful flies, so many techniques and styles represented- (Laings loop wings are too cool-need to break out the Benchside Reference and try to tie one)! I am hoping to narrow my selection down to six or so flies. I need to get my vice cranked up this evening to tie up some replacements.
The salmon are nice and thick in the north country now. Have caught several the past few weeks, mostly on black stones. We have had one of the earliest snowy days I can remember. Big snow pellets (not flakes-but the size of #2 shotgun pellets) falling on the Pere Marquette today on and off- bring your November clothing if you are headed up the next few days. Gotta run- need to get to the fly bench. Eric --- Roger Cotner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings! > Everyone's had a chance to see at least one box > now. I just sent out > my second (Green) box a couple of days ago and it's > really impressive. > I would like to remind everyone of John Martinez' > (see below) urging > you to insure the boxes for $300 when you mail to > the next PERPer on the > list. Insured mail is considered "accountable > mail" by the post office > and is handled differently from priority and first > class mail. > We presently have 2 boxes (Red and White) that may > be lost. Please > spring for the extra few dollars to keep this swap > going. > I write this with some trepidation because someone > may take me up on > it. BUT, if you don't wish, cannot afford, etc., to > insure the boxes > when you mail them, please consider asking to be > removed from future > circulations. It's just not fair to the next tyer > (and all those > following) on the lists to not insure it. > I think you'll find the commitment to insure is > worth it when you see > the contents of these boxes. > Thanks. > Regards, > Roger Cotner > Grand Haven, Michigan > Interim Swapmeister > > John's original swap page > http://www.geocities.com/jodemior/SwapPage.html > included the following suggestion regarding mailing > the boxes: > > "***Please use priority mail (2-3 day delivery) > whenever possible. This > will help speed things up. Please buy insurance for > the package. If it > gets lost, we can donate the money to a flyfiishing > or conservation > group. With 150 or more flies in each box, the > retail value is in excess > of $300.00. There's no way to make this mandatory, > but if everyone will > do it, it will be fair.The cost is not that much." > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
